Project Grant R22AP00024

The Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company was awarded a $3.1 million WaterSMART Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation on September 23, 2022 to improve water conveyance infrastructure and install a solar energy system. Under the award, the Canal Company will enclose 1,650 feet of an existing concrete-lined canal with precast concrete box culvert and replace 880 feet of metal pipe with 66-inch reinforced concrete pipe. Additionally, the project includes...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, through its WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507), awarded a $4,511,673 project grant to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) located in California's Central Valley. The funding will enable TID's Civil Engineering Division to improve and automate five drop structures on the district's main canal. This project involves modifying the drop structures, installing new automated gates, and...

This $4,105,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507) will fund the installation of telemetry, control, and measuring devices along the West Cache Canal in Utah. Key components of the project include replacing manual spillway structures with automated gates, installing cameras at critical points, and upgrading the Cornish Pump House with...

The Chester Canal Company in Idaho received a $129,238 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA #15.507). The funding will support installation of a new automated headgate and remote operation equipment on the Chester Canal in partnership with the Fremont Madison Irrigation District. This project will enable more precise management of water deliveries through the canal by...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded Hallwood Irrigation Company, a non-profit organization in Marysville, California, a $884,600 Project Grant under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) federal grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant funding will support the company's "Flow Control Automation Upgrades" project, which aims to modernize the region's water infrastructure and improve water management practices. The project...

The San Luis Water District in central California was awarded a $212,750 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund the installation of water level monitoring instrumentation and programmable logic controllers at two canal locations in the district's irrigation system. This will allow the district staff to closely monitor canal levels and...

The Enterprize Canal Company LTD. received a $150,560 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART program. The grant will fund the installation of automated telemetry systems on eight existing headgates along 2.8 miles of the Enterprize Canal in Idaho Falls, Idaho. By increasing control of these headgates through new telemetry technology, the company will gain improved monitoring of water usage and more accurate water delivery to...

The Columbia Irrigation District in Kennewick, Washington was awarded a $151,730.73 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA No. 15.507). The funding will support the installation of four automated integrated flow measurement gates on Canal 2 and integrate them into the district's existing supervisory control and data acquisition system. This project aims to automate the...

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District will line 2,500 feet of an existing canal and install a 30-kilowatt solar array under a $4.079 million WaterSMART Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The District will conserve an estimated 3,750 acre-feet of water annually through canal lining, benefiting water users and wildlife in the Weber River system. Installation of the solar array at the Weber South Water Treatment Plant will generate renewable energy....

The Davis & Weber Counties Canal Company received a $4,500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) grant program (CFDA 15.507). The grant will fund infrastructure improvements to enclose 1,995 feet of open canal with a precast concrete box culvert and install a 20.1-kilowatt solar array. These upgrades are expected to save 1,116 acre-feet of water annually that would...